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- noun A
lawsuit to identify achild 'sfather and establishchild support .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
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